Social Media Lead

Buro Happold group.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consultancy in the United Kingdom seeks a Social Media Lead to manage their social media strategy and engage audiences through compelling content. This position offers a hybrid working model and the opportunity to collaborate with senior stakeholders. A degree in marketing or communications and proven experience in social media strategy are essential. Join a team that values innovation and offers substantial professional benefits, including flexible working arrangements and a commitment to individual development.

Benefits

Attractive salary and benefits package

Flexible benefits including cycle scheme

Generous company pension scheme

Comprehensive employee assistance programme

Learning and development programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering social media strategies for a global organisation.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and advising at all levels.
• Strong analytical ability using social insights to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the global social media plan.
• Create compelling social content for platforms.
• Produce and edit high-quality video content.

Skills

Social media strategy

Content creation

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Creative mindset

Education

Degree in marketing or communications

Tools

Sprout Social

Video editing software

Job description

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Job Reference burohappold/TP/201159/1885

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Fixed Term Contract

Competitive

Working Hours:

37.5

Location:

Bath, London

Closing Date:

31/03/2026

Job Category:

Marketing

Business Unit:

Business Operations

Marketing

Shape the global voice of Buro Happold. Join us as a Social Media Lead.

This person can be based in our Bath or London office on a hybrid working model.

At Buro Happold, we design, engineer and shape a better world. From city-defining buildings to infrastructure that connects communities, our work is complex, collaborative and impactful. Now we’re looking for a Social Media Lead to help us tell those stories on a global stage.

This is a key role within our Global Marketing & Communications team, where creativity meets strategy, and content brings our people and projects to life.

About The Role

As Social Media Lead, you’ll own and deliver our global social media plan, shaping how Buro Happold shows up across platforms. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, regional marketing teams and our in-house creative specialists to ensure our content is professional, engaging and consistently on brand.

You’ll be both strategic and hands‑on—setting direction, spotting opportunities, and producing standout content that resonates with audiences around the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating compelling social content that showcases our people, projects and ideas
• Writing sharp, engaging copy tailored to each platform
• Telling powerful stories that connect with internal and external audiences
• Supporting and delivering integrated marketing campaigns
• Producing and editing high-quality video content
• Acting as channel owner, ensuring consistency, governance and brand alignment
• Championing Sprout Social and leading on reporting, insights and advocacy
• Running paid social campaigns where they add value
• Training and advising senior stakeholders on social media best practice
• Monitoring channels, managing risk and supporting crisis response when needed
• Exploring new and emerging platforms to keep us ahead of the curve

About You

• Proven experience delivering social media strategies for a global organisation, ideally within engineering, professional services or a similarly complex environment
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and advising at all levels
• Comfortable balancing global consistency with regional nuance
• Excited by the pace, creativity and possibilities of social media
• Degree in marketing, communications or a related field, or an equivalent professional qualification
• Excellent writing and storytelling skills
• Strong analytical ability, with confidence using social insights to inform decisions
• Creative mindset with high standards and strong attention to detail
• Confidence to challenge, advise and influence when needed

Why Join Buro Happold?

At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.

What we Offer You

Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.

Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [e-mail] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.